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Journey to the warm, salty breezes of Far North Queensland where Torres Strait Islander author Lenora Thacker has set her debut historical fiction novel that pulses with three living languages.
The Pearl of Tagai Town weaves Kala Lagaw Ya, Meriam Mir, and Yumplatok into a groundbreaking wartime love story.
Plus for Word Up, language legend Neenah Gray shares more of her father's language—Darumbal.
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Journey to the warm, salty breezes of Far North Queensland where Torres Strait Islander author Lenora Thacker has set her debut historical fiction novel that pulses with three living languages.
The Pearl of Tagai Town weaves Kala Lagaw Ya, Meriam Mir, and Yumplatok into a groundbreaking wartime love story.
Plus for Word Up, language legend Neenah Gray shares more of her father's language—Darumbal.

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